Bring some Spring

A wide gap nearly basket for nearly spring

For my design I wanted the wreath to look wind blown so I added a few loosely woven twigs into the weave. I also wanted to emphasize the autumn colours so I added a twirling...

When you need to keep a tiny stem hydrated this is just what you need.

Weave a willow birdcage to use as a wedding ring box

Reshape a vine wreath into smaller wreaths to combine as a pumpkin

Adding floral material to a wreath design

Weave a few small wreaths to connect

Weave a tiny nest with a twig hook so that you can hang it in a design

Loosely weave willow tips to create an ethereal crown

Snip a dried twig wreath to undo the spirals to hang around a glass container

I build up the spheres by weaving willow wreaths and then use those to shape the ball

Weave a thin and delicate rattan basket

Once you figure out how to do the corners weaving a diagonal shape is actually not that hard to do.

This is a great flat and open basket to take outside when “harvesting” your fall leaves, pods and flowers. Who knows, you might even find a ghost pumpkin or three…

Weave a hand basket from Midelino cane coils

An easy to assemble open weave basket

Phalaenopsis, Moth orchid

Rosary vine, Chain of Hearts, Collar of hearts and String of hearts

Weave a delicate vine swing to nestle a small vase with spring flowers in

Weave tiny wreaths on the stems of Wisteria vines

My article and winter white Tulle bridal basket design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine.

A Spring basket design for catching falling blossom petals.

Craft an arch armature to display those early autumn treasures.

A wire and twig permanent display basket with tiny water sources for a few fresh flowers that can be replaced as needed.

This is the first of my Christmas 2021 series of designs. This year in the form of a mini workshop… my Christmas present to you. We will explore how to patina Copper and use it to...

As sturdy as it is delicate basket made from off-cut stems and grass.

An early... ish Spring basket glued from blossom twigs

A tiny carry basket to gather the shortest stems from your cutting garden... with a place for water and your cutters.

Ah... yes summer time designing. Anyone else seeing more insects hiding between the petals this year?

Easy does it design that hints at but is not yet as intensive as the fun basket weaving and crafting that comes with Spring designing.

Grow a willow birdcage... with a bit of a Spring flower support to get it started.

Rooting clematis cuttings in a harvest wreath basket

My article and willow birdcage design for wedding rings featured in DIY Weddings Magazine.

Curl a wreath with tendrils to create a twig-pumpkin

weave a few wreaths to link

Blossoms and chocolates for Easter

My article and Willow Crown design featured in DIY Weddings Magazine

Open a vine wreath to create a spiral twig armature around a glass container

Bright and sunny cymbidium orchids and roses, lilies, lisianthus and pincushions

I wove vine wreaths to form a pyramid, one just slightly larger than the next. In the natural cavities between the wreaths I placed the roses and lisianthus in plastic covered...

Weave a tiny rattan basket

My article and woven heart basket design featured in the third anniversary issue of DIY Weddings Magazine